68 Ill. 2d 472 - In Re Madsen’s Empirical Analysis
1977
Citation profile
7 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on Mullane v. Central Hanover Bank & Trust Co. · Ohio Bureau of Employment Services v. Hodory · Rochin v. People of California · Bates v. State Bar of Arizona · In the Matter of John Ruffalo Jr
Most-quoted passages
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““The fearless and courageous advocate is as important to the administration of justice as an independent judiciary. Without him all rights are mere abstractions. The outcome of the trial of Socrates, Joan of Arc, and Mary Oueen of Scots could possibly have been different had a strong and fearless advocate appeared in their defense.” In re Madsen (1977), 68 Ill. 2d 472, 494 (Dooley & Clark, JJ., dissenting).”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the dissent
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